Bedspring support



March 9, 1948- H. E. JENKINS BED SPRING SUPPORT Filed June 6, 1946 INVENTOR. HERBEHTE.JENKJN5Z ATZ'OHNEY.

Patented Mar. 9, 1948 UNITED STATES parent @FFICE 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in beds, and particularly to improvements in means for supporting different types of springs from the side rails of a bed.

In commercial practice, there is provided two types of springs, one the box spring which consists generally of an enclosing box or frame in which the springs are suitably mounted, tied together, and supported, and the cheaper type of spring which generally comprises angle iron side and end frames, to which are attached suitably supporting straps on which the coil springs themselves are mounted.

Heretofore. in commercial practice, it has been the custom to secure to the side rails of the bed, at the inside lower edge of each side rail, slat supporting rails, which may be notched at suitable intervals and on which transversely extending slats are supported. The springs, either box or metal frame springs, are supported from these slats. There are numerous objections to such a structure. among which is the cost of construction and the cost of repair in event one or more of the slat supporting rails becomes broken. Furthermore, these slat supporting rails are usually made of wood, being secured to the side rails of the bed by gluing, nailing or screwing. This provides cracks or interstices in which the vermin may collect and breed. Furthermore, due to the fact that these slat supporting rails are nailed to the lower edge of the inside face of the side rails of the bed, there is always danger, under rough treatment, of splitting the rails of the bed.

It is one of the objects o the present invention to overcome the above difiiculties by providing suitable brackets which may be readily secured to the inner face of the side rails and which extend substantially most of the width of the side rail. These brackets are so constructed that they will accommodate and support either the s andard box spring or will accommodate the ordinary metal frame spring formed of angle iron. The side rails of the angle iron frames are so constructed that the vertical leg of the angle iron is towards the center rather than towards the outer edge and as a result, if this type of spring is supported on a plain bracket, there will be a tendency for the springs to slip sideways and out of position.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a bracket which will receive the vertical leg of the angle irons of the ordinary spring and provide an innerlock which not only prevents a side slip of the spring but also provides a certain amount of rigidity to the bed frame.

For the purpose of disclosing my invention, I have illustrated an embodiment thereof, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a bed having secured thereto the supporting brackets and showing supported thereon the ordinary angle iron frame spring;

Fig. 2 is a transverse, sectional view showing a bracket supporting a box spring; and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the supporting bracket of my invention.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, referring to Fig, 3, I provide an L-shaped bracket having a vertical leg I and a horizontal leg 2. Preferably for rigidity, the vertical and horizontal legs have formed therein, a reinforcing rib 3. The horizontal leg 2 is provided with a downturned U-shaped loop, the two legs 4 and 5 of which extend parallel and the leg 5 has an extending lip B, which lies in the same plane as the leg 2 of the bracket.

A plurality of brackets 2 or 3, as occasion requires, is secured to the inner face of each side rail 1 of a bed frame, with the horizontal legs extending inwardly. The brackets are secured in position through the medium of screws passing through screw openings 8, 9 and Hi. It is to be noted that these screw openings are so disposed that no screw will penetrate the wood of the side rail 1 of the frame in alignment with another screw. The screw opening 8 is preferably in alignment with the vertical portion of the rib 3 and the screw openings 9 and [0 are disposed on each side of the rib 3, but in diiferent horizontal planes.

In assembly, the ordinary commercial type of spring with the angle iron side pieces, is supported upon the brackets screwed to the inner face of the side rail of the bed, with the vertical leg of the side members of the frame fitting into the U- shaped loops of the horizontal legs of the brackets, thereby inter-locking the spring frame and bed frame together to not only prevent lateral displacement of the spring frame, but also to give greater rigidity to the bed frame.

Where an ordinary box spring, the bottom of which is generally perfectly fiat, is placed in po sition, it will rest upon the horizontal legs of the brackets, as shown in Fig, 2.

I claim as my invention:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a spring supporting bracket for attachment to the inner face of the side rail of a bed comprising an L- shaped bracket, the horizontal leg of said bracket having a downwardly extending loop open at its top, the vertical leg of the bracket being adapted to be secured to the inner face of theside of a bed, and the horizontal leg of said bracket bein adapted to support a bed spring.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a spring supporting bracket for attachment to the inner face of a bed side rail formed of sheet metal and comprising an L-shaped bracket, said bracket 10 having formed in its vertical and side legs a reinforcing rib, the horizontal leg of the bracket having a portion downturned and with a reverse bend upturned, the upper portion of the upturned leg thus formed having a horizontal lip forming a continuation of the horizontal leg of the bracket, the vertical leg of the bracket being adapted to be secured to the inner face of the side rail of a bed and the horizontal leg being adapted to 4 support a bed spring of the type having the side portions of the frame formed of angle iron, with the vertical leg of the angle iron fitting into the loop of the horizontal leg of the bracket.

HERBERT E. JENKINS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 729,021 Van Clse May 26, 1903 1,224,601 Chesley May 1, 1917 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 378,080 Great Britain Aug. 8, 1932 

